Percentages are ratios of an amount compared to 100. The percent change of an old to new value is equal to 100% x \({ new - old \over old }\).
If a mayor is elected with 79% of the votes cast and 33% of a town's 28,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,115 | |
| 7,300 | |
| 6,560 | |
| 7,207 |